Obesity

Food processing association senior director comments on IOM report on obesity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 25th, 2004

In response to the release of a report by the U.S. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (NAS) on combating childhood obesity in the United States, Robert Earl, MPH, RD, senior director of nutrition policy for the U.S. National Food Processors Association (NFPA), made the following comments:

[helf]This report adds to the ongoing efforts by the U.S. government and other stakeholders - including the food industry - to address the important issue of overweight and obesity, and particularly obesity in children.

A number of the recommendations in this report reflect efforts and activities already underway by government and the food industry. For...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2004-10-25)

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